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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98199 is a reply to message #98186] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 10:17   |
Chr$
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That is weird. Surprising they didn't change it to a W.
I listen to KDKB in the mornings, here.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98204 is a reply to message #98186] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 10:57 |
Chr$
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LOL
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98243 is a reply to message #98203] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 15:20 |
idrob
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 08:54 |
Teri listens to WD0AFQ daily, chuckle chuckle.
Dan
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Just background noise.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98244 is a reply to message #98206] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 15:24 |
Ken Burton
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| mcolie wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 11:06 |
| WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 11:54 |
Teri listens to WD0AFQ daily, chuckle chuckle.
Dan
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You Think She Listens. . .
Matt
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Yea.
I have to listen to KJ9V, formerly KD9EU, almost daily. Both are located EAST of Mississippi most of the time.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98268 is a reply to message #98186] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 18:20 |
Basheik
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And, speaking of KDKA, for many years they used a fitted out GMC for there
mobile broadcasting unit. And, if I remember right, Dave G told me when
they sold it, it went to a radio station in one of the Carribeans.
AndyM W Pa
75 & 77 PB's
In a message dated 9/2/2010 6:31:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
k2gkk@hotmail.com writes:
And WKY is in Oklahoma City!
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> From: Basheik@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:45:38 -0400
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg
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> Not only KDKA but also Pittsburgh station KQV !
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> In a message dated 9/2/2010 9:18:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> davegreenberg1@juno.com writes:
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> Hardie wrote:
> "Now all you radio freeks need to note the station call letters and
> explain a Pittsburgh station with a "K" !?
> "cue the choir, ' K D K A , Picksburggggggg'
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> KDKA began broadcasting in Jan 1920 and is still on the air. Perhaps the
> K was issued before the split of East and West?
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> David Lee Greenberg
> Port St Lucie, FL skype: david.lee.greenberg
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98291 is a reply to message #98186] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 20:14 |
David L Greenberg
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On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:20:26 EDT Basheik@aol.com writes:
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> And, speaking of KDKA, for many years they used a fitted out GMC for
> there
> mobile broadcasting unit. And, if I remember right, Dave G told me
> when
> they sold it, it went to a radio station in one of the Carribeans.
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> AndyM W Pa
> 75 & 77 PB's
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Close, Andy...it went to St Thomas and was set up as a film processing
lab.
David Lee Greenberg
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98293 is a reply to message #98203] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 20:57 |
GMCNUSA
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 11:54 |
Teri listens to WD0AFQ daily, chuckle chuckle.
Dan
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I heard that station is just one big soap opera! LOL
Larry Dilk
Indianapolis, IN
76 Eleganza II
Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
Just LOVE It!
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98306 is a reply to message #98186] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 22:25 |
idrob
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| David L Greenberg wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 06:16 |
Hardie wrote:
"Now all you radio freeks need to note the station call letters and
explain a Pittsburgh station with a "K" !?
"cue the choir, ' K D K A , Picksburggggggg'
KDKA began broadcasting in Jan 1920 and is still on the air. Perhaps the
K was issued before the split of East and West?
David Lee Greenberg
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From something I Googled on the subject:
"Beginning in 1912, every country approved of and received designated letters to begin radio station call letters with.
In the United States, the letters "W" and "K" were to be used.
At first, it didn't matter what part of the country a station was located in to use either letter.
Then, in 1923, The Federal Communications Commission ordained that all new radio stations east of the Mississippi River would use "W" as the first letter and stations west of the Mississippi would use "K".
Certain stations were "grandfathered" and allowed to keep their call letters for various reasons, even if they did not conform to the new edict.
By the way, Canadian stations begin with "C" and Mexican stations begin with "X". ."
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98308 is a reply to message #98306] |
Thu, 02 September 2010 23:29 |
Ken Burton
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| idrob wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 22:25 |
| David L Greenberg wrote on Thu, 02 September 2010 06:16 |
Hardie wrote:
"Now all you radio freeks need to note the station call letters and
explain a Pittsburgh station with a "K" !?
"cue the choir, ' K D K A , Picksburggggggg'
KDKA began broadcasting in Jan 1920 and is still on the air. Perhaps the
K was issued before the split of East and West?
David Lee Greenberg
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From something I Googled on the subject:
"Beginning in 1912, every country approved of and received designated letters to begin radio station call letters with.
In the United States, the letters "W" and "K" were to be used.
At first, it didn't matter what part of the country a station was located in to use either letter.
Then, in 1923, The Federal Communications Commission ordained that all new radio stations east of the Mississippi River would use "W" as the first letter and stations west of the Mississippi would use "K".
Certain stations were "grandfathered" and allowed to keep their call letters for various reasons, even if they did not conform to the new edict.
By the way, Canadian stations begin with "C" and Mexican stations begin with "X". ."
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There are lots of exceptions still left. KOA in Denver is another one.
Read here under the heading Broadcast call signs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_sign#Broadcast_call_signs
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98384 is a reply to message #98338] |
Fri, 03 September 2010 16:11 |
shawnee
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| Hardie Johnson wrote on Fri, 03 September 2010 10:28 |
Having stirred that pot based on a picture posted on Facebook, lets redirect to the difference between three letter radio station call signs and four letter ones. What distinguished them, originally?
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Hardie,
These are all clear channel stations.
Gene Dotson
74 Canyonlands
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #98466 is a reply to message #98384] |
Sat, 04 September 2010 06:08 |
Ken Burton
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| shawnee wrote on Fri, 03 September 2010 16:11 |
| Hardie Johnson wrote on Fri, 03 September 2010 10:28 |
Having stirred that pot based on a picture posted on Facebook, lets redirect to the difference between three letter radio station call signs and four letter ones. What distinguished them, originally?
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Hardie,
These are all clear channel stations.
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Well kind of... Clear channel is not quite clear channel.
WLS on 890KC in Chicago shares the frequency with 19 other stations. Two of them are also 50,000 watts (daytime only). A couple are 10,000 watts night time.
WLS clearly has the power priority at night but most of the other 19 are also broadcasting day and night.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg [message #99005 is a reply to message #98338] |
Wed, 08 September 2010 14:06 |
k2gkk
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Probably simply that the gummint soon realized that
they would run out of 3-letter callsigns in not very
much time due to the fact that broadcast radio was
growing as something akin to a wildfire.
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To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
From: hardie.j@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:28:56 -0500
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] KDKA Pittsburg
Having stirred that pot based on a picture posted on Facebook,
lets redirect to the difference between three letter radio
station call signs and four letter ones. What distinguished
them, originally?
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Hardie Johnson "Crashj"
1973 26 foot Glacier, White Thing
Raleigh NC
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